This Day in History - Today in History with a distinctly Australian Flavour

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Tuesday, November 19, 2019

Australian Explorers
1813 -	George Evans departs Sydney to explore the land west of the Blue Mountains discovered by Lawson, Blaxland and Wentworth. [more]
Australian History
1834 -	Edward Henty establishes an illegal settlement at Portland Bay, Victoria. [more]
1946 -	Australian country music singer Slim Dusty records his first single. [more]
World History
1493 -	Explorer Christopher Columbus lands on Puerto Rico for the first time. [more]
1703 -	The legendary 'Man in the Iron Mask' dies. [more]
1726 -	A young woman is reported to have given birth to over a dozen rabbits. [more]
1959 -	Motor company Ford announces that it is discontinuing the Edsel. [more]
1997 -	The world's first septuplets to all survive are born. [more]

Thought For Today Do everything possible on your part to live in peace with everybody.
Romans 12:18 (c) GNB
If someone keeps standing on your toes - try moving your toes somewhere else. Keep the peace wherever possible and you will have harmony.